Never Give Up On Love

“The princes said to the king, ‘Please, let this man be put to death, for thus he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man does not seek the well-being of this people, but their harm.’” [1]

One of the enemy’s tactics is to misinform people about God’s servants. He seeks to sabotage the credibility of our testimony. He tells people that we have bad motives for trying to help them. Think about that!

For many years, God moved in the heart of Jeremiah to speak to his nation to save them from being conquered by the Babylonians. Rather than commend his loving efforts to spare them, the princes accused him of weakening people and of seeking to harm them. They threw him into a dungeon to rot. If God had not moved on the heart of an Ethiopian man to rescue Jeremiah, he would have died there. [2]

How did Jesus say to respond to the false accusations of people? He said, “I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” [3]

Jesus urged us to respond to false accusation with love, blessings, goodness and with prayers. It is easy to say, but difficult to do. May Jesus help us to love people no matter how they respond to our efforts. As singer Sarah Groves says in one of her songs, “Love is still a worthy a cause.” Never give up on love due to those who reject it.

[1] Jeremiah 38:4
[2] Jeremiah 38:7-13
[3] Matthew 5:44-45